Vocabulary for a lesson

1. a — [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.

2. ae — Ae (i), a. Calm. Takoto noa tera te moana, he…

3. aha — what

4. ahai — Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?

5. ahakoa — although

6. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

7. ahau — I, me

8. ahi — fire

9. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

10. Ahitereiria — Australia

11. aho — light, to shine

12. ahokore — wifi

13. ahu — to look after

14. Ahuriri — Napier

15. ahuwhenua — crops, agriculture

16. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

17. aia — Aia. int. = kaitoa.

18. aihe — dolphin

19. aihikirīmi — icecream

20. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

21. ake — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

22. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

23. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

24. ako — to learn, to teach

25. akoako — learning, to consult together, to practice

26. akomanga — classroom

27. akona — learned (pass. of ako)

28. akonga — akonga, n. Learner, disciple.

29. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

30. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

31. Amerika — America

32. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

33. ana — indeed, when, if

34. anake — only, just, alone

35. anei — here, by me

36. anganui — to face towards

37. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

38. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

39. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

40. anā — there, by you

41. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

42. ao — world, dawn, cloud

43. aorangi — planet

44. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

45. Aotearoa — New Zealand

46. apu — gather greedily; gust

47. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

48. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

49. arapiki — stairs

50. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

51. arawhata — bridge; ladder; stairs

52. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

53. ariki — chief, leader

54. aro — to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to

55. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

56. arohaina — (pass) be loved

57. aromatawai — assessment

58. arotakenga — evaluation, review

59. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

60. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

61. ata — morning, shadow

62. atamai — clever, intelligent

63. atamira — platform, stage

64. atatū — dawn, daybreak

65. atawhai — to show kindness towards

66. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

67. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

68. atua — god

69. au — I, me

70. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

71. auau — to bark, howl

72. autāne — brother-in-law (of a woman)

73. auwahine — sister-in-law (of a man)

74. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

75. awa — river, stream

76. awatea — daylight

77. awhi — to hug, embrace

78. awhina — Awhina, v.t. Assist, benefit, befriend. He awhina tangata anake te…

79. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

80. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

81. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

82. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

83. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

84. enei — Enei, plural of definitive tenei. These near or connected with…

85. engari — but

86. eo — Eo, n. Louse. = kutu. whakaeo. 1. v.t. Deprive of…

87. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

88. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

89. haehae — to cut up; to tear

90. haere — go, come

91. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

92. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

93. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

94. haki — flag

95. hama — hammer

96. hamarara — umbrella

97. hamo — Hamo, n. 1. A variety of kumara. 2. Back of…

98. hanawiti — sandwich

99. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

100. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

101. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

102. hangareka — clown

103. hao — to catch in a net, a net

104. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

105. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

106. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

107. harakeke — flax

108. haramai — to arrive

109. hararei — holiday

110. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

111. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

112. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

113. harihari — happy

114. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

115. harirū — shake hands

116. harore — mushroom

117. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

118. hau — wind, air, breath

119. hauhake — harvest

120. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

121. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

122. haumako — Haumako, a. Rich, fertile.

123. haunga — smelly, stinky

124. hauora — health, healthy

125. haurangi — drunk

126. haurua — half

127. haututū — mischievous

128. hauwhā — quarter

129. hawa — Hawa (i), v.i. Be chipped, be broken. Ka hawa te…

130. he — a, some; in the category of

131. hea — where?

132. heahea — silly

133. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

134. heihei — chicken

135. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

136. hekenga — descent (heke + nominal suffix -nga)

137. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

138. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

139. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

140. heoi — however; and so

141. heoti — however; and so

142. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

143. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

144. herehere — prisoner; captivity

145. Heretaunga — Hastings

146. heru — comb

147. herua — combed (pass of heru)

148. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

149. hia — how many?

150. hiahia — to want

151. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

152. hiakai — hungry

153. hiamoe — sleepy

154. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

155. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

156. hikareti — cigarettes

157. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

158. hiko — electricity

159. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

160. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

161. Hinarata — Cinderalla

162. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

163. hinengaro — mind, intellect

164. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

165. hingareti — singlet

166. hinu — oil, fat

167. hipi — sheep

168. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

169. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

170. hoahoa — attendant

171. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

172. hoariri — enemy, opponent

173. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

174. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

175. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

176. hohoro — quick

177. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

178. hoihoi — too noisy

179. hoka — Hoka (i). 1. a. Projecting sharply upwards. Ka hoka te…

180. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

181. hokihoki — return separately

182. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

183. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

184. hokohoko — to shop, trade

185. hokomaha — supermarket

186. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

187. hokowhitu — band of warriors

188. homai — give (to the speaker)

189. honae — wallet

190. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

191. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

192. hongi — pressing noses

193. hono — to join together

194. hopi — soap

195. hopu — to catch

196. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

197. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

198. hora — display; scatter; spread out

199. horahia — (pass) be spread out; be displayed

200. hore — bare, bald; not

201. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

202. hori — Hori (i), v.t. Cut, slit. Horia te taringa o te…

203. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

204. horohoro — remove tapu

205. horoi — to wash, to clean

206. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

207. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

208. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

209. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

210. hou — new, modern; feather

211. hua — product, fruit

212. huaina — named (pass of hua)

213. huaki — open

214. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

215. huarahi — street, path, road

216. huarere — weather

217. huawhenua — vegetables

218. hui — meeting; gathered

219. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

220. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

221. huihuinga — meeting

222. huka — sugar

223. hukapapa — frost

224. hukarere — snow

225. huna — to hide

226. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

227. hunga — group, people, company of people

228. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

229. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

230. hupa — soup

231. huri — to turn

232. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

233. huritau — birthday

234. huruhuru — fur

235. hā — breath; flavour

236. hāereere — to wander, roam

237. hākari — feast

238. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

239. hāmama — open, gaping

240. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

241. hāneanea — sofa

242. hāngai — opposite, facing

243. hāngi — traditional earth oven

244. Hānuere — January

245. hāora — hour; oxygen

246. hāpai — carry; lift up

247. Hātarei — Saturday

248. hāte — shirt

249. hāunga — besides

250. hāwareware — hāwareware. 1. a. Full of saliva, drivelling. E hawareware ana…

251. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

252. hē — wrong; error, mistake

253. hēki — egg

254. hēra — sail

255. hī — to catch fish with a line

256. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

257. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

258. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

259. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

260. hītimi — marble; marbles

261. hōhipera — hospital

262. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

263. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

264. hōia — soldier, warrior

265. hōiho — horse

266. Hōngongoi — July

267. hōro — hall

268. hōtoke — winter, cold

269. hōtēra — hotel

270. hōu — new, modern; fresh

271. hū — shoe

272. hūmārie — humble, easy going

273. hūpē — Hūpē, n. 1. Discharge from the nose. Takurua hupe nui.…

274. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

275. i — object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.

276. ia — he, she, him, her

277. iana — Iana, ad. intensive. Then. Tena iana, haere mai tatou kia…

278. iho — downwards

279. ihorei — Ihorei, n. A chief of established authority.

280. ihu — nose

281. ika — fish

282. ina — if, when

283. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

284. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

285. inanahi — yesterday

286. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

287. inapō — last night

288. Ingarangi — England

289. ingoa — name

290. inoi — pray

291. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

292. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

293. inā — if, when

294. ināianei — now

295. ipo — darling

296. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

297. ipurangi — internet

298. ira — freckle; gene

299. iriiri — baptise

300. irāmutu — niece, nephew

301. ita — held firm; be committed

302. iti — small, little

303. iwa — nine

304. iwi — tribe

305. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

306. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

307. kaha — strong, able

308. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

309. kahikatea — white pine

310. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

311. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

312. kai — eat (v); food (n)

313. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

314. kaihana — cousin

315. kaihanga — creator; builder

316. kaihoko — seller

317. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

318. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

319. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

320. kaimoana — seafood

321. kaimātai — Kaimātai, v.i. Sponge upon others. ‖ matai.

322. kainga — (pass) be eaten

323. kaipara — athlete; athletics

324. kaipuke — ship

325. kairangi — excellence

326. kaitiaki — caretaker, caregiver (kai- + tiaki)

327. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

328. kaituhi — writer, author

329. kaituki — coxswain (a person who gives the time to the paddlers on a canoe)

330. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

331. kaiwaiata — singer

332. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

333. kaiwhakaako — teacher

334. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

335. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

336. kaiārahi — leader, guide

337. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

338. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

339. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

340. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

341. kakau — handle

342. kake — to climb

343. kama — eager

344. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

345. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

346. kamupene — company, business

347. kamupūtu — gumboot

348. kanawa — Kanawa, n. A white-skinned variety of kumara.

349. kanga — abuse; curse

350. kani — to saw; a saw

351. kanikani — dance, to dance

352. kanohi — face

353. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

354. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

355. kapahaka — concert party

356. kapo — to grasp, snatch; flash; lightning

357. kapu — cup

358. kapua — cloud

359. kaputī — cup of tea

360. kara — colour

361. karaehe — class (school); glass

362. karahipi — scholarship

363. karaihe — grass

364. karaka — orange (colour)

365. karakia — prayer, to pray

366. karamu — gram

367. karanga — to call

368. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)

369. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

370. karapoti — surround

371. kararehe — animal

372. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

373. kare — stove, heater

374. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

375. karere — message

376. karo — dodge, avoid

377. karoro — seagull

378. karu — eye

379. kata — to laugh

380. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

381. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

382. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

383. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…

384. kati — close, shut

385. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

386. katipō — venomous spider

387. kato — pluck

388. katoa — all

389. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

390. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…

391. kau — swim; cow

392. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

393. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

394. kauhoe — to swim

395. kaukau — to bathe

396. kaumātua — elder; elderly

397. kaunihera — council

398. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

399. kauri — Kauri, n. 1. Agathis australis, a forest tree. 2. fig.…

400. kaute — to count

401. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

402. kawa — sour, yuck

403. kawakawa — pepper tree

404. kawe — to carry, convey

405. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

406. kawhe — coffee

407. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

408. kei te — at the moment; now

409. keke — cake

410. kerei — grey

411. kererū — native pigeon

412. keri — dig

413. keria — (pass) be dug

414. kete — basket, kit

415. keti — gate

416. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

417. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

418. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

419. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

420. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

421. kimi — to look for, seek

422. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

423. kina — sea urchin

424. kino — bad

425. kiore — rat

426. kiri — skin

427. kiriata — movie, film

428. Kirihimete — Christmas

429. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

430. kiriweti — unpopular

431. kiromita — kilometre

432. kita — fast; tightly

433. kite — to see

434. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

435. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)

436. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…

437. kiwa — wink

438. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

439. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

440. koa — happy

441. koata — quarter

442. koe — you, one person

443. koha — gift

444. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

445. kohetengia — scolded (kohete + -ngia; pass)

446. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

447. kohi — to collect, gather together

448. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

449. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

450. Kohitātea — January

451. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

452. koi — sharp

453. koia — it is, so

454. koinei — this is

455. koinā — that is, those are; like that

456. koirā — that is, those are; like that

457. kokonga — corner

458. komiti — committee

459. konei — here, by speaker

460. kono — Kono, n. 1. Bend, curve. Kotahi kono ka tae ki…

461. konohete — concert

462. konā — there, by listener

463. kopa — disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag

464. kope — nappy

465. kopi — Kopi. 1. a. Doubled together, as of anything hinged or…

466. kora — fragment; spark

467. kore — zero, nothing

468. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

469. korero — Korero kaioraora, plot to murder. page 89 2. n. Taunt,…

470. koretake — useless

471. kori — to move, wriggle, play

472. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)

473. koroheke — old man

474. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

475. korona — Korona, n. Modiolaria impacta, a bivalve mollusc.

476. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

477. korowai — cloak

478. korā — over there

479. kotahi — one

480. koti — coat, jacket

481. Kotirangi — Scotland

482. koura — gold

483. koutou — you, three or more people

484. ku — Ku (i). pronominal suffix of the 1st pers. sing., which…

485. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state

486. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in

487. kuhuna — entered; enter! go in! (pass. of kuhu)

488. kui — Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)

489. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

490. kuikui — kuikui, n. Old woman. Ka hia nga kuikui i hoki…

491. kuini — queen

492. kuki — cook

493. kuku — draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel

494. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled

495. kumi — Kumi, n. 1. A measure of ten fathoms. Ko te…

496. kumu — buttocks, bottom

497. kupenga — net

498. kupu — word

499. kura — school; treasured item

500. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

501. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

502. kurī — dog

503. kutarere — scooter

504. kuti — draw together; nip; close hand or mouth; nightmare

505. kutikuti — scissors

506. kā — to burn, be alight

507. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

508. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

509. kāinga — home

510. kākahu — clothing, garment

511. kākā — parrot

512. kākāriki — green

513. kāmera — camera

514. kāmura — carpenter

515. kānga — corn

516. kāo — no!

517. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

518. kāpara — torch, hardwood

519. kāpata — cupboard

520. kāpene — captain

521. kāpeti — cabbage

522. kāre — Negative word

523. kārearea — Kārearea. 1. n. Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk. Kia ata kai,…

524. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…

525. kāri — playing card

526. kātahi — then

527. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

528. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

529. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

530. kāwhe — calf

531. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

532. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

533. kēkē — armpit

534. kēmu — game

535. kī — to be full

536. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

537. kīanga — phrase

538. kīhai — Negative word

539. kīhini — kitchen

540. kīnaki — relish (to accompany food); song following a speech

541. kīngi — king

542. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

543. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

544. kōanga — spring (the season of)

545. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

546. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

547. kōhatu — stone

548. kōhinu — petrol

549. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

550. kōhuru — to murder

551. kōhurutia — to be murdered

552. kōkiri — to charge, rush at, to thrust forward, attack

553. kōmihana — commission

554. kōnei — Kōnei, l.n. implying nearness to or connection with the speaker.…

555. kōpaki — to envelope, fold, wrap, folder

556. kōpū — belly, womb

557. kōrero — to talk, speak

558. kōrerorero — to discuss (v); discussion (n)

559. kōrerotia — spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)

560. kōrori — stir

561. kōrua — you, two people

562. kōti — court

563. kōtiro — girl

564. kōtuku — white heron

565. kōura — crayfish

566. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

567. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

568. kōwhaki — tear off

569. kōwhatu — stone

570. kūaha — door

571. kūao — young of animals

572. kūare — ignorant

573. kūhā — thigh

574. Kūkara — Google

575. kūkū — pigeon

576. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

577. kūmera — sweet potato

578. kūtai — mussel

579. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

580. ma — Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…

581. maero — mile

582. maha — many

583. mahaki — sick; sick person

584. mahana — to be warm, warm

585. mahara — thought, memory

586. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

587. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

588. mahi — to do, work, make

589. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

590. maho — laid back

591. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

592. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

593. Mahuru — September

594. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here

595. maika — banana (also panana)

596. maimoa — cherish, take care of

597. maioro — Maioro (i), n. 1. Earthworks, wall and fosse for fortification.…

598. maka — to throw or pass

599. makamaka — makamaka. 1. v.t. Throw about. 2. Cast a glance. Makamaka…

600. makariri — cold

601. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

602. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)

603. makere — to get down from

604. makimaki — monkey

605. mama — Mama (i). 1. v.t. Perform certain rites with the object…

606. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

607. mana — prestige, authority

608. manaaki — to look after, to show hospitality towards

609. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

610. manaakitia — (pass) be looked after; look after

611. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

612. manako — to like

613. manawa — heart

614. manawanui — to be patient, steadfast, determined, resilient

615. Mane — Monday

616. manga — branch; stream

617. mangō — shark

618. mano — thousand

619. manu — bird

620. manuhiri — guest

621. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

622. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

623. maoa — cooked; ripe

624. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

625. marama — month, moon

626. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

627. maramataka — calendar

628. maranga — to arise; to get up

629. marangai — heavy rain, storm

630. maremare — to cough

631. maringi — to spill (trans)

632. marino — calm

633. maro — kilt-like garment

634. maroke — dry

635. maru — power; shelter

636. marumaru — shaded

637. marū — bruised; crushed

638. mata — point, blade; face

639. mataku — scared, afraid

640. matakuikui — Matakuikui, a. Joyous, talkative, full of spirits.

641. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

642. matapihi — window

643. matapiko — mean, stingy

644. Matariki — Pleiades

645. matatau — to be competent, skilled, proficient, expert

646. matau — fish hook; right side

647. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

648. matekai — hungry, starving

649. matenga — time or circumstance of death

650. matewai — thirst; thirsty

651. matimati — finger, toe

652. matu — Matu, v.t. Cut, cut in pieces. ‖ motu.

653. matua — parent, father

654. mau — to wear clothes

655. mauku — Mauku, n. 1. Asplenium bulbiferum and Hymenophyllum spp.; ferns. I…

656. maumahara — to remember, remember

657. maunga — mountain

658. mauri — life spirit

659. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)

660. mauī — left (direction)

661. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)

662. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

663. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought

664. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

665. Mei — May

666. meinga — Meinga, meingatia, passives of mea (i).

667. meke — fist; to punch

668. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

669. mema — member, members

670. menemene — to smile

671. meneti — minute

672. mere — bush, shrub

673. meri — Meri, v.t. Enclose. Meri rawa ki te matua kawata.

674. miere — Miere, v.i. Become powerless, be exhausted. Ka powharu Waikato, ka…

675. miharo — Miharo. 1. v.t. Wonder at, admire. Ka mihaio ona tuakana…

676. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

677. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

678. mimi — urine; urinate

679. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

680. minita — minister

681. mira — mill

682. miraka — milk

683. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

684. miriona — million

685. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

686. miti — Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up. 2. n. Undertow…

687. mitimiti — to lick

688. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…

689. moa — large extinct bird

690. moana — sea

691. moata — early; early morning

692. moe — sleep; to marry

693. moea — married (pass. of moe)

694. moemoeā — to dream (v), dream (n)

695. moenga — bed

696. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

697. mohi — Mohi (i), n. A sea fish. mohimohi, n. 1. Galaxias…

698. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…

699. moi — Moi. int. A call for a dog. Katahi ano ia…

700. mokemoke — lonely

701. moki — Moki (i), n. Latridopsis ciliaris, a fish.

702. moko — lizard

703. mokopuna — grandchild

704. mokori — Mokori. A word denoting satisfaction. Mokori ano, it is well.

705. momo — type, kind

706. moni — money

707. motokā — car, motorcar

708. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)

709. motukā — car

710. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)

711. moutere — island

712. mua — front, before

713. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)

714. mura — blaze, flame

715. muri — behind, after

716. murua — (pass) be forgiven

717. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)

718. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)

719. mā — clean, white, and others

720. māhaki — calm; quiet

721. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)

722. māhina — moon

723. māhita — teacher

724. māhu — Māhu. 1. n. A ceremony for removing tapu from a…

725. māhunga — head

726. māia — capable, brave, bold

727. mākona — satisfied, full

728. māku — for me, by me

729. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

730. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

731. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)

732. māna — for him, her, by him, her

733. māngai — mouth; representative

734. māngere — lazy

735. mānia — plains

736. mānuka — tea-tree

737. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

738. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

739. māra — garden

740. mārama — clear, understand

741. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

742. mārena — to marry; wedding

743. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

744. mārika — indeed, quite, certainly; āe mārika

745. māripi — knife

746. mārō — hard (of texture, personality), firm

747. mātaki — to watch

748. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

749. mātanga — Mātanga, n. Knowing, experienced person. Na nga matanga i haramai,…

750. mātao — cold

751. mātau — to know, understand

752. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

753. mātinitini — mātinitini, n. Multitude. I te whakama noa ia ahau i…

754. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)

755. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)

756. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

757. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession

758. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

759. māui — on the left hand, left side

760. māuiui — sick

761. māwhero — pink

762. mēnā — if

763. mēra — mail

764. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

765. mīhini — machine

766. mīti — meat

767. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

768. mōhio — to know

769. mōhiotia — known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)

770. mōhiti — glasses

771. mōkai — pet

772. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession

773. mōmona — fat

774. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession

775. mōrena — good morning

776. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

777. mōu — for you

778. mōunu — bait

779. mōwhiti — glasses

780. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…

781. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…

782. naihi — knife

783. naki — Naki, v.i. Glide, move with an even motion. Na wai…

784. nama — number

785. nanahi — yesterday

786. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

787. napō — last night

788. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

789. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

790. nehenehe — forest

791. nei — here, by speaker

792. neke — to move

793. ngae — Ngae (i).—— ngaengae, n. 1. Heel. 2. Umbilical cord. =…

794. ngahau — party, concert

795. ngahere — forest, bush

796. Ngahuru — Autumn

797. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

798. ngana — to persist, to try hard, be persistent

799. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

800. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)

801. ngaru — wave

802. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)

803. ngau — to bite

804. ngaua — Ngaua, proun., pl. of taua = aua. Those. Na ngaua…

805. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

806. ngenge — tired

807. ngeru — cat

808. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…

809. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

810. ngoikore — weak; listless

811. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

812. nguha — Nguha. 1. v.i. Fight fiercely. E riri ai koe, e…

813. ngungu — turn aside

814. ngutu — lip, lips

815. ngā — the, plural

816. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)

817. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings

818. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

819. ngārara — reptile, monster

820. ngātahi — together

821. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

822. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

823. ngāwhā — boiling spring

824. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

825. niho — tooth

826. niu — Niu. 1. n. Small sticks used for purposes of divination.…

827. niupepa — newspaper

828. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…

829. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely

830. nohinohi — small

831. noho — to live; sit

832. nohoanga — home, sofa

833. nohoia — (pass) be sat upon, be inhabited

834. nohopuku — silent; to diet

835. nono — Nono, n. 1. Anus. Ko te wai i rere ma…

836. nui — big, great, many

837. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)

838. nuku — to move

839. nunui — big (plural form)

840. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

841. nāianei — now

842. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)

843. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her

844. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

845. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)

846. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while

847. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

848. nō — from

849. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

850. nōna — belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers

851. nōnanahi — yesterday

852. nōu — yours

853. nūpepa — newspaper

854. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses

855. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…

856. oho — to wake up

857. ohorere — to start suddenly, be startled; surprised

858. oi — shake, shudder

859. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam

860. Oketopa — October

861. okioki — to pause; rest

862. oko — bowl

863. oma — to run, escape

864. omanga — refuge

865. omaoma — running

866. onamata — of ancient times

867. one — beach, sand

868. oneone — earth, soil

869. onepū — sand, beach

870. ono — six

871. ope — group travelling together

872. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

873. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

874. oreore — to shake, quiver

875. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

876. oti — to be completed

877. otirā — but, on the other hand

878. ou — Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o…

879. pa — Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1.…

880. pae — ridge

881. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

882. pahemo — pass by; pass on

883. pahi — bus

884. pahikara — bicycle

885. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

886. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

887. paihikara — bike

888. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

889. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

890. paipa — pipe

891. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

892. pakari — mature, ripe

893. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

894. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

895. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

896. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

897. pakitara — wall

898. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

899. paku — small

900. pakupaku — very small

901. pana — to push away, to expel

902. panaia — banished

903. panana — banana

904. pane — head

905. panekoti — skirt, dress

906. pango — black

907. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

908. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

909. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

910. paoro — ball

911. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

912. papai — good (plural), very good

913. Papaioea — Palmerston North

914. papakupu — dictionary

915. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

916. parai — fry; frying pan

917. paraihe — award, prize; brush

918. paraikete — blanket

919. Paraire — Friday

920. parakuihi — breakfast

921. parani — daisy, brand

922. parapara — filth; talents

923. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

924. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

925. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

926. parauri — brown

927. pare — to ward off, to divert

928. parehe — pizza; flattened

929. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

930. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

931. pari — cliff

932. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

933. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

934. paruparu — dirt, mud

935. parāoa — bread, flour

936. pata — butter

937. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

938. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

939. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

940. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

941. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

942. paukena — pumpkin

943. pea — pair; pear

944. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

945. peita — paint

946. peka — branch

947. peke — to jump, to leap over

948. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

949. pene — pen

950. pepa — paper; pepper

951. pepeha — proclamation of origin

952. pere — bell

953. pereti — plate

954. peti — heap up

955. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

956. pia — beer

957. piana — piano

958. pihikete — biscuit

959. piki — to increase

960. pikitia — picture, film

961. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

962. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

963. Pipiri — June

964. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

965. pirau — rotten

966. piri — to stick to, to cling

967. pirihimana — police officer

968. pirimia — prime minister

969. piringa — shelter, hiding place

970. piro — stinking, putrid

971. pito — belly button, end, extremity

972. poaka — pig

973. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

974. Poihākena — Sydney

975. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

976. poitarawhiti — netball

977. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

978. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

979. pono — true, faithful

980. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

981. poraka — jersey

982. poro — to cut off, to cut short

983. poroporo — bracelet; purple

984. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

985. porou — eager, energetic

986. poti — boat

987. poto — short

988. pou — pole, post

989. pouaka — box

990. pounamu — greenstone

991. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

992. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

993. poutāpeta — post office

994. pua — flower; seed

995. puehu — dust

996. puhi — to blow (wind)

997. puka — form, booklet

998. Pukamata — Facebook

999. pukapuka — book, lungs

1000. puke — hill

1001. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1002. puku — stomach, belly

1003. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1004. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1005. puna — pool, spring

1006. pune — spoon

1007. punga — anchor; joint

1008. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1009. punua — young animal

1010. pupuhi — to shoot

1011. pupuri — to hold onto

1012. purapura — seed

1013. purei — to play, play

1014. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1015. purotu — handsome

1016. purupuru — to stop chinks

1017. puta — to appear, to come out

1018. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1019. putiputi — flower

1020. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1021. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1022. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1023. pāhau — beard

1024. pāhi — purse, to pass

1025. pāka — a park; a box

1026. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1027. pākete — bucket

1028. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1029. pāmu — farm

1030. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1031. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1032. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1033. pāpā — father, uncle

1034. pāpāho — broadcast

1035. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1036. pāremata — parliament

1037. pātai — question; to ask a question

1038. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1039. pātara — bottle

1040. pāti — party

1041. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1042. pātuhi — text message, to text

1043. pātītī — grass

1044. pātōtō — knock

1045. pātū — wall

1046. pāua — abalone

1047. pēhea — how?

1048. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1049. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1050. pēkana — bacon

1051. pēke — bag

1052. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1053. pēnā — like that, near listener

1054. pēpi — baby

1055. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1056. pērā — like that, yonder

1057. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1058. pīrangi — to want, desire

1059. pītiti — peach

1060. pō — night

1061. pōhara — poor

1062. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1063. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1064. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1065. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1066. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1067. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1068. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1069. pōtae — hat

1070. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1071. pōti — vote

1072. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1073. pōturi — deaf; slow

1074. pōuri — sad, dark

1075. pōwhiri — welcome

1076. pū — to blow gently

1077. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1078. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1079. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1080. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1081. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1082. pūngāwerewere — spider

1083. pūrongo — a report

1084. pūru — bull

1085. pūrākau — traditional story

1086. pūtaiao — science

1087. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1088. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1089. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1090. raihana — licence

1091. raihi — rice

1092. raiona — lion

1093. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1094. raki — north

1095. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1096. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1097. rama — light, torch

1098. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1099. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1100. rangi — sky, day

1101. ranginamu — handsome

1102. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1103. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1104. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1105. raorao — plains

1106. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1107. rapu — to look for

1108. raranga — plait; weave

1109. rarauhe — fern

1110. rare — lolly

1111. raro — under, below; time

1112. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1113. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1114. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1115. rau — to put into; leaf

1116. rauemi — resource

1117. raumati — summer

1118. raupō — reed, bulrush

1119. raureka — deceitful

1120. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1121. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1122. rawe — lovely, excellent

1123. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1124. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1125. rehutai — sea spray

1126. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1127. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1128. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1129. reka — sweet

1130. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1131. reo — language, voice

1132. rere — to escape; to fly

1133. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1134. rerekē — different, changed

1135. rerekētanga — difference

1136. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1137. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1138. reri — ready

1139. reta — letter

1140. reti — to skate, slide

1141. retireti — skates, skating

1142. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1143. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1144. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1145. rima — five

1146. rimu — red pine

1147. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1148. ringa — hand, arm

1149. ringaringa — hand, arm

1150. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1151. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1152. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1153. ripi — frisbee

1154. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1155. riri — anger, angry

1156. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1157. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1158. rita — litre

1159. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1160. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1161. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1162. roa — long

1163. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1164. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1165. roimata — tears

1166. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1167. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1168. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1169. rongonui — famous

1170. rongoā — medicine

1171. rori — road

1172. roro — brain

1173. roroa — long (plural)

1174. rorohiko — computer

1175. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1176. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1177. rourou — small basket, food basket

1178. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1179. ruaki — vomit

1180. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1181. ruarua — few

1182. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1183. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1184. ruku — to dive

1185. runga — on

1186. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1187. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1188. rā — day; the sun; over there

1189. Rāapa — Wednesday

1190. Rāhina — Monday

1191. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1192. rākau — tree; timber

1193. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1194. Rāmere — Friday

1195. rānei — or

1196. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1197. rāoa — choked

1198. Rāpare — Thursday

1199. rāpea — indeed

1200. rāpeti — rabbit

1201. rāpihi — rubbish

1202. rārangi — line, row

1203. Rātapu — Sunday

1204. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1205. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1206. Rātū — Tuesday

1207. rāua — them; they (two people)

1208. rāwhiti — east

1209. rēmana — lemon

1210. rērere — run from one place to another

1211. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1212. rīngi — to ring/phone

1213. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1214. rīpoata — report

1215. rīwai — potato

1216. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1217. rōhi — rose

1218. rōia — lawyer

1219. rōpere — strawberry

1220. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1221. rōpā — slave, servant

1222. rōpū — group

1223. rū — earthquake; shake

1224. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1225. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1226. rūma — room

1227. rūnanga — assembly; council

1228. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1229. taana — Taana = tāna.

1230. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1231. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1232. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1233. taewa — potato

1234. taha — to pass by; side

1235. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1236. tahataha — steep bank

1237. tahi — one, single

1238. tahia — (pass) be swept

1239. tahitahi — to sweep

1240. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1241. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1242. tahuri — to capsize

1243. tahā — calabash, gourd

1244. tai — tide; coast

1245. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1246. taiapa — fence

1247. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1248. taihoa — wait

1249. taika — tiger

1250. taimaha — heavy

1251. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1252. taiohi — youth

1253. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1254. taitama — young man

1255. taitamariki — young person, young people

1256. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1257. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1258. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1259. takapau — floor-mat

1260. takatū — prepare, get ready

1261. take — beginning, cause, origin

1262. taki — to lead, to bring along

1263. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1264. takiwā — district, region

1265. takoto — to lie down

1266. taku — my (singular); edge

1267. takurua — winter

1268. takutai — sea coast

1269. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1270. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1271. tamaiti — child

1272. tamariki — children

1273. tamatāne — boy

1274. tame — male animal

1275. tamāhine — daughter

1276. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1277. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1278. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1279. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1280. tangata — person

1281. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1282. tangihanga — funeral

1283. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1284. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1285. tango — to take hold of

1286. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1287. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1288. tao — to cook

1289. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1290. taonga — property, possession

1291. tapa — to name

1292. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1293. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1294. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1295. taputapu — gear, equipment

1296. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1297. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1298. taraka — truck

1299. tarakihana — tractor

1300. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1301. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1302. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1303. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1304. tarau — trousers

1305. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1306. tari — government department; office

1307. taringa — ear

1308. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1309. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1310. tata — near, close

1311. tatari — to wait

1312. tatau — to count

1313. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1314. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1315. tauera — towel

1316. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1317. tauira — student; example

1318. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1319. taumahi — assignment

1320. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1321. taumāhekeheke — competition

1322. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1323. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1324. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1325. taura — rope, cable

1326. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1327. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1328. tautohetohe — argue

1329. tautoko — to support

1330. tawa — purple, tower

1331. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1332. tawhito — old, former

1333. te — the, singular definite article

1334. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1335. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1336. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1337. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1338. tekau — ten

1339. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1340. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1341. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1342. tereina — to train

1343. tia — to steer, adorned

1344. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1345. tiakarete — chocolate

1346. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1347. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1348. tihei — to sneeze

1349. tihewa — sneeze

1350. tihi — topknot

1351. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1352. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1353. tiketike — height; high; important

1354. tiki — to fetch

1355. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1356. tina — dinner, lunch

1357. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1358. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1359. tino — very

1360. tio — oyster

1361. tioka — chalk

1362. tipi — glide; slice

1363. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1364. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1365. tira — group or row of people

1366. tiriti — street

1367. tiro — to look

1368. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1369. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1370. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1371. titiro — to look at

1372. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1373. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1374. toe — to remain, be left over

1375. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1376. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1377. tohorā — whale

1378. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1379. tohunga — expert, priest

1380. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1381. toi — art, knowledge

1382. toka — rock

1383. tokanga — large basket for food

1384. tokerau — autumn; northern

1385. toki — adze, axe; champion

1386. toko — divorce; pole

1387. tokohia — how many people?

1388. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1389. tokomaha — many (of people)

1390. Tokoono — six people

1391. tokorima — five (people)

1392. tokorua — two (of people)

1393. tokotoru — three (people)

1394. tokowaru — eight [people]

1395. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1396. tomo — to enter, go into

1397. tomokanga — entrance

1398. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1399. tonga — south

1400. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1401. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1402. tonu — still

1403. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1404. tope — cut down; cut off

1405. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1406. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1407. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1408. toro — to visit

1409. toroa — albatross

1410. toromi — be drowned

1411. toroī — fermented food

1412. toru — three

1413. tote — salt

1414. toto — blood

1415. totohe — contend

1416. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1417. tua — beyond

1418. tuahine — sister, of a male

1419. tuaiwa — ninth

1420. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1421. tuanui — roof

1422. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1423. tuarongo — back wall of house

1424. tuarua — second

1425. tuarā — back [body]

1426. tuatahi — first

1427. tuatoru — third

1428. tuawaru — eighth

1429. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1430. tuawhitu — seventh

1431. tuawhā — fourth

1432. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1433. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1434. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1435. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1436. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1437. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1438. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1439. tukemata — eyebrow

1440. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1441. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1442. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1443. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1444. tukuata — projector

1445. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1446. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1447. tuna — eel

1448. tungāne — brother, of a female

1449. tunu — to cook, roast

1450. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1451. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1452. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1453. ture — law, rule

1454. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1455. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1456. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1457. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1458. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1459. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1460. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1461. tā — print, draw

1462. tāhae — to steal

1463. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1464. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1465. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1466. tāima — time

1467. Tāite — Thursday

1468. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1469. tākaro — to play

1470. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1471. tākuta — doctor

1472. tāmaki — omen, portent

1473. tāmure — snapper

1474. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1475. tāne — man, male

1476. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1477. tāone — town

1478. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1479. tāra — dollar

1480. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1481. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1482. tārere — to swing

1483. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1484. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1485. tāroaroa — tall

1486. tātahi — seaside, beach

1487. tātau — we; us; everyone

1488. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1489. tātua — a belt

1490. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1491. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1492. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1493. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1494. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1495. tāwhiri — beckon

1496. tāwāhi — overseas

1497. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1498. tēhea — which, singular

1499. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1500. tēnehi — tennis

1501. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1502. tēnā — that, by the listener

1503. tēpu — table

1504. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1505. tērā — that over there, that

1506. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1507. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1508. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1509. Tīhema — December

1510. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1511. tīhāte — t-shirt

1512. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1513. tīkiti — ticket

1514. tīma — team

1515. tīmata — to begin, to start

1516. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1517. tīni — to change

1518. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1519. tīpune — teaspoon

1520. tīraha — lie face upwards

1521. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1522. tītī — muttonbird

1523. tō — your (singular); to drag

1524. tōhi — toast

1525. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1526. tōkena — stockings, socks

1527. tōku — my (singular)

1528. tōmuri — to be late

1529. tōna — his, her

1530. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1531. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1532. tōtiti — sausage

1533. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1534. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1535. tūai — skinny

1536. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1537. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1538. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1539. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1540. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1541. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1542. tūnga — wound; position

1543. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1544. tūpuhi — skinny

1545. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1546. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1547. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1548. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1549. tūrehu — fairy

1550. Tūrei — Tuesday

1551. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1552. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1553. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1554. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1555. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1556. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1557. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1558. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1559. ua — to rain; rain

1560. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1561. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1562. ui — to ask, enquire

1563. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1564. uira — lightning; to flash

1565. uiui — to interview

1566. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1567. umu — earth oven

1568. unahi — scale of fish

1569. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1570. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1571. uri — descendant, offspring

1572. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1573. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1574. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1575. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1576. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1577. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1578. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1579. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1580. wae — foot; leg; separate

1581. waea — wire; phone

1582. waenga — middle, dividing line

1583. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1584. waewae — foot, leg

1585. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1586. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1587. wahie — driftwood

1588. wahine — woman, wife

1589. waho — out, outside, the outside

1590. wai — water; who

1591. waiariki — hot spring

1592. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1593. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1594. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1595. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1596. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1597. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1598. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1599. waipiro — alcohol

1600. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1601. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1602. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1603. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1604. wairua — spirit

1605. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1606. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1607. wakarererangi — plane

1608. wani — scrape

1609. wao — forest

1610. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1611. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1612. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1613. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1614. wati — watch (timepiece)

1615. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1616. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1617. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1618. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1619. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1620. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1621. Wenerei — Wednesday

1622. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1623. weriweri — ugly

1624. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1625. wetekia — be untied

1626. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1627. whaea — mother, aunt

1628. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1629. whaikōrero — oratory

1630. whaiwāhi — participate

1631. whakaae — to agree

1632. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1633. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1634. whakaako — teach

1635. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1636. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1637. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1638. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1639. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1640. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1641. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1642. whakaata — mirror

1643. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1644. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1645. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1646. whakaeke — to gather

1647. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1648. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1649. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1650. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1651. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1652. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1653. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1654. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1655. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1656. whakairingia — hang

1657. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1658. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1659. whakakakara — scented

1660. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1661. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1662. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1663. whakakā — turn on

1664. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1665. whakakī — to fill something

1666. whakamahana — heater

1667. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1668. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1669. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1670. whakamarokehia — dry!

1671. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1672. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1673. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1674. whakamihi — grateful

1675. whakaminenga — assembled people

1676. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1677. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1678. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1679. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1680. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1681. whakamātau — to test, examine

1682. whakamātautau — examination, test

1683. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1684. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1685. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1686. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1687. whakangaro — destroy

1688. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1689. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1690. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1691. whakaoho — to wake up

1692. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1693. whakaorangia — deliver

1694. whakaoti — complete

1695. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1696. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1697. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1698. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1699. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1700. whakapakari — to strengthen

1701. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1702. whakapapa — genealogy

1703. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1704. whakapono — to believe; faith

1705. whakapuare — to open

1706. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1707. whakapāha — apologise

1708. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1709. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1710. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1711. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1712. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1713. whakaritenga — appointment

1714. whakarongo — to listen

1715. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1716. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1717. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1718. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1719. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1720. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1721. whakatangitangi — music

1722. whakatau — to decide

1723. whakataukī — proverb

1724. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1725. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1726. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1727. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1728. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1729. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1730. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1731. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1732. whakatuwhera — to open

1733. whakatuwheratia — to open

1734. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1735. whakatō — to plant

1736. whakatū — to stand something up

1737. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1738. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1739. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1740. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1741. whakawhiti — to cross

1742. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1743. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1744. whana — to kick

1745. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1746. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1747. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1748. whara — to be injured

1749. wharau — temporary shed

1750. whare — house, building

1751. wharekai — restaurant

1752. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1753. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1754. wharepaku — toilet

1755. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1756. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1757. whatitiri — thunder

1758. whatitoka — doorway

1759. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1760. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1761. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1762. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1763. wheke — creak; octopus

1764. wheketere — factory

1765. whenua — land

1766. whero — red

1767. whetū — star

1768. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1769. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1770. whio — blue duck; whistle

1771. whiri — plait; twist

1772. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1773. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1774. whiro — evil

1775. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1776. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1777. whitu — seven

1778. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1779. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1780. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1781. whutupaoro — rugby

1782. whutupōro — football, rugby

1783. whā — four

1784. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1785. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1786. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1787. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1788. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1789. whānui — broad, wide

1790. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1791. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1792. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1793. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1794. wiki — week

1795. wini — window

1796. wiri — drill

1797. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1798. wā — time, times

1799. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1800. wāhi — part, portion; place

1801. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1802. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1803. wāhipa — past tense

1804. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1805. wātakirihi — watercress

1806. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1807. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1808. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1809. Wīwī — France

1810. ā — and; and then

1811. āe — yes

1812. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1813. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1814. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1815. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1816. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1817. Ākarana — Auckland

1818. ākau — shore, coast

1819. ākonga — student

1820. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1821. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1822. Ākuhata — August

1823. āmaimai — nervous

1824. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1825. ānini — headache

1826. ānō — as though; as if

1827. āpiha — officer

1828. āporo — apple

1829. āpōpō — tomorrow

1830. ārahi — to lead, guide

1831. ārahina — (pass) be led

1832. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1833. ārani — orange [fruit]

1834. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1835. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1836. ātea — outer space

1837. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1838. āwangawanga — worried

1839. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1840. āwhina — to help

1841. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1842. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1843. āwhā — storm

1844. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1845. ēhea — which

1846. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1847. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1848. ērā — those (over there)

1849. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1850. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1851. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1852. īmera — email

1853. īmēra — email

1854. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1855. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1856. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1857. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1858. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1859. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1860. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1861. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1862. ūkui — to wipe

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